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Asked: 2026-05-13T05:52:51+00:00

is it possible to change the connection string in my web.config automatically when build

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is it possible to change the connection string in my web.config automatically when build type is release using Nant? if so, how? thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think you could use the xmlpoke task. For example, if your web.config is

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
    <connectionStrings>
        <add name="myDb" connectionString="blah" providerName="blah"/>
    </connectionStrings>
</configuration>

    Then you could add a task to your build file like this.

    <xmlpoke 
    file="path_to_your_web_root\Web.config"
    xpath="/configuration/connectionStrings/add[@name='myDb']/@connectionString"
    value="your_connection_string" />

    Oh, here is the documentation of the xmlpoke task. http://nant.sourceforge.net/release/latest/help/tasks/xmlpoke.html

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